101.   In CHICAGO, wheat futures held steady after the government reported a recent freeze damaged crops in the Plains, though provided little guidance of the extent.

102.   In mapping the tangle of interacting pathways that control appetite and metabolism, researchers are slowly beginning to understand how all these signals combine to hold weight steady.

103.   In other markets, copper reached a four-year low and cattle held steady.

104.   In other markets, wheat is expected to rise and gold held steady.

105.   In NEW YORK, gold held steady amid expectations that central banks interested in selling gold reserves will wait at least until after the first of the year.

106.   In holding rates steady, the Fed disappointed Wall Street.

107.   In the past two years, the council has held tuition steady while urging colleges to moderate fee increases.

108.   In NEW YORK, copper futures held steady as demand from commercial and industrial users offset expanding production throughout the world, especially in Chile.

109.   In NEW YORK, platinum and palladium futures held steady with no confirmation that promised Russian shipments of the metals have begun.

110.   In other markets, heating oil fell and corn and soybeans are expected to hold steady.